Destroyer of Worlds review: Frank Close’s new book is a welcome rework of the atomic age

Irène Joliot-Curie and her husband Frédéric Joliot caught a glimpse of the neutron in their experiments Smith Archive/Alamy Destroyer of WorldsFrank Close (Allen Lane (UK); Basic Books (US)) When particle physicist and University of Oxford professor emeritus Frank Close learned he had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2023, his treatment included three weeks of radiotherapy, giving him…

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